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Twenty: Taleen
After a lot of time spent searching for a suitable car, I ended up buying a burgundy 2017 Chevrolet Tax LS. I practically did none of the talking, Josh handled it all. He held a good price negotiation with the owner, and I ended up saving around two thousand dollars from the money I had saved for the car; the car was also cheaper than my budget. I have been saving since I was fifteen and now, I’m finally driving a decent car.
My mind is crammed with billions of thoughts and they’re giving me a strong headache.
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“Do you need help with anything?” Layan asks me as I make sure I’mnotleaving anything behind. We’re going backtoPortland in an hour or less. I wanted to stay for a little while longer with my family, but Ihave togo back.I’m more than grateful for the short distance between college and my hometown; if stress got the best of me at any time, I could easily come back home.
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“Ella! Ella!” I shout her name over the loud music as I take a glimpse of her among the crowd. She turns around and looks at me. “Where is Taleen? She was with you, I saw you two together. Where is she?” I frantically ask. I don’t know what I was thinking. I don’t know how stupid I was to throw all those hurtful comments at her. I need to apologize to her. I shouldn’t have done that. “You think she’d stay?” Ella chuckles sarcastically at me. “You saw her leaving?” I ignore her sarcastic remark. I won’t even mind if she slaps me because I deserve it. “Yes, I did,” she informs me, and I throw my head back in frustration. How the hell am I supposed to fix this? I keep adding more salt to the cuts.&nbs
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